 By the beginning of the 1947 season, Edwards was considered one of the top catchers in the league.He had the best season of his career, hitting for a .295 batting average along with 9 home runs and 80 runs batted in, as the Dodgers won the National League pennant by five games over the Cardinals.Edwards started every game of the 1947 World Series as the Dodgers were defeated in seven games by the New York Yankees.